Lynch dismisses national report that he wants primary moved

CONCORD, N.H. -- Gov. John Lynch dismissed a report from a new Washington start-up website that quotes him as saying the date of the New Hampshire Primary will move ahead of the Nevada Caucuses next January.

At a press conference in the New Hampshire State House, Lynch said his position on the New Hampshire Primary has never changed, even though the report by Roger Simon of Politico.com implied it had.

Lynch said there was “nothing new” in his position that the Democratic National Committee had made a mistake last summer in placing the Nevada Caucuses between the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary. Since 1972, Iowa and New Hampshire have kicked-off the presidential primary season.

Lynch also said it was premature to be making decisions on the primary date now since the situation “is an evolving and changing situation” with many states moving their primary dates.

The final decision is up to Secretary of State Bill Gardner. He traditionally sets the date of the New Hampshire Primary in the fall before it occurs.